Regimental number | 4398 |
Place of birth | Gatten, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 190 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ford, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 8 years in the 1st Australian Light Horse; resigned, as Lieutenant, 1905. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Died of accidental injuries |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Joseph's Catholic Church (Stations of the Cross 14: presented by Mrs FORD in memory), Gunnedah, New South Wales. |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 3 November 1916. Died of accidental injury on board ship, 11 December 1916 (caused through overbalancing and slipping head foremost into shipâ??s canvas bath: broken spine). Court of Enquiry, 12 December 1916, concluded that â??no blame is attachable to anyoneâ??. Surgeon Captain J. STEWART, testified: â??On examination I found that he was quite conscious but was unable to use his lower limbs or hands but well able to use his arms. In addition he had lost all his sensations up to the region fourth rib. He complained of slight pain over the region of his sixth thoracic vertebra. On examination over this region no abnormality was detected except slight tenderness. He was carefully handled and nursed and did not show any change till mid-night when he became delirious and passed quickly into unconsciousness.' Buried at sea. Medal: British War Medal |